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THE ,SUyi)AY OREGOIAS. TORfrfcAyp, FEBRUARY. 25, itffcf
dancers are strew In a style never before
seen on a local stage. There Is so much :
interest In Russfe at the present time :
that the HaMes will be unusually strong I
aii a drawing card.
The Martells. the premier bicyclists of '
America, return after a lonr
These people are popular In Portland and j
always make a favorable laupresslon. The f
Rlalto Comedy Four are said to bo the
greatest comedy quartet In the West
Their SOnzs and fnnnv kv.nlitf in In.
variably hits. Kin and Stange are mod-! IcJe tnc sad condition of Fanny -BleoiH-
11 spondenec.) It Is with the deepest
crn sketch artists, working with new ma
terlal and acting their playlet with the
finish only acquired by years of experi
ence. The greatest trick violinist appearing In
America Is Cheverll. who plays a violin
with all sorts of articles from a frylng
Vn to a slipper and a feather. Master
Harold Hoff, the boy balladlst. will sing
the pictured song. "My Mississippi Lou."
a new Sencgasabian leve song, and the
Grandlscope will flash on the curtain the
story of "License No. 13. or the Hoodoo
Auto." This Is a side-splitting moving
picture. This will be the Morgan of them
all in the vaudeville entertainments of
the week. It Is the ne plus ultra of re
fined variety.
Stories Told by Stage People
field-Zelaler. whose genius has long been
the pride and the emulation of American
women. , Some years ago-Mrs. elsler said
to the writer: "You can liave no 'idea of
the strain under which I live. "When I
am In my home and with my children I
cannot turn a daf ear to the call of my
music, and to the glamour of a life in
public, my audiences. In 'fact, every de-
uuj 01 xnat wnicn goes with an artist's
career: and when I am at the height of
my success In public I think of my home
and my children, and how I want to be
with them and altogether I do not know
what will become of me!" This remark
would offer more explanation for the trag
ic breakdown of Fanny Bloomfleld-Zelsler
than any that could be supplied from any
other source. In addition .to this, almost
a year ago she told me that her eyes were
giving her so much trouble that she was
In constant fear a time would come when
she could no longer use them. It is said
that last September she became despond
ent and listless and dwelt constantly upon
the matter of her eyes, and her fears be
came most exaggerated, all bearing upon
me one su eject mat see would never
again be able to continue her musical
career. Much- of nhls Fall and Winter
7' ysMm&?M'&'y J W ' RUlto Comedy Four are said to bo the I
JK&!MfKBm "tcst coy quartet In the West
if SSfZ&m&' $b&i&sz BBB. W. - I Their SOnzs and fimnv Kr.nliv aP in.
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k&sfSCTS -4 -lMjdKf I I fBf ?.? Y t"v,horC?n 'seme' mserVeaUd The
WMfc " &ty$jmM If I J Vi illusion of traveling.
PIIPBbIP' I si jffl ' m have ray man throw & pan of cinders In
SM'XtwllBmi W? J I JTCrrroiJ. Th!s l Trrne Powers' oft-repeated Ule
cfSmM9jiEgm'kW;i -JsbbbT J mix f AlrJ IrfyrK V it f the man "Who wanted to stop drinking.
?!IBBBvWBBB-'i .Br t&JTr f vf I ljf H- The fcer6 of the tory conrolted a phytlcian.
f m f -K-Vl TZ4"Z-E VT m BBBB -rfT!3S?O0S zmf n U-i . f - 9 -TSJJI HI lilt Hill
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COLLAPSE OF FAMOUS PIANISTE
Fanny Bloomfield-Tusler Suffers from Tremendous Strain.
THE week just past has proved a prof
itable one for the various theaters,
notwithstanding the offerings have
been nothing exceptional. The Marquam
filled out its week with two productions
and scored heavily from the attendance
standpoint, with both of them. "Wood
land." a "fantasy of the forest' made a
dttetinct hit and thereby revealed anew
how strange a. thing is popular approval
j-or the lyrics consisted principally of
humorous hash and the music has for
the most part been used before by its
writer, Luders. But then the settings were
elaborate, the cast big and above the
average and there were no evidences that
any expense had been spared in putting
the thing on an attractive basis. "'Way
Down East," beloved by a wide class of
people for its wholesome moral tone, was
in the hands of a sadly Incompetent cast
But inasmuch as the play unfolds itself
to' a considerable degree, despite the work
of bunglers, it was seemingly enjoyed by
many. The notable event of this week
at the Marquam will be the Sheldon-Wells
concert Thursday evening. Local musical
circles are looking forward to this event
with pleasant anticipation.
The Baiter had on "The Baltimore Beau
ties." who provided a good lot of musical
burlesque. and the Empire was on deck
with a stirring melodrama, "The Moon
shiner's Daughter." For this week 'the
Empire will offer thc melodrama "Hu.
man Hearts," while the Baker will put
on the "High School Girls" burlesque company.
"THE (HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS."
"Forever Foremost" Burlesque Com
pany at the Baker All This Week.
xne nigh School Girls" burlesaue com.
BW YORK. Feb. 13.-SpecIaI Corre- Schraitteerger and Patrolmen Frank a
ijemmon and John C. Stapleton found
that Helnrich Conrled had "between the
hours of 8:29 and 10:30 P. M. wrongfully,
unjustly, unlawfully, wlckedlv. wllfuliv
I ani knowingly" violated certain statutes
Ul klH wft. ine investigators saw people
purchasing tickets, that the stage was
usjuea. tnat upon that stage were seated
about ST musicians with Instruments and
a chorus of about 43 male and 40 female
persons, and one male director. They
also saw books for. sale which were called
"The Libretto." containing Italian words
and an English translation of what was
said to be a jequlem mass. The nature of
this performance.' or exercise or enter
tainment, was a vocal and Instrumental
presentation of a requiem mass by G.
Verdi, whom he swore, to the best of his
belief, was a composer of Opera. The per
formance was also loudly applauded, and
so far as he knew was not given for a
charity, that the singers were paid, and
that Mr. Conrled did It for financial profit
and gain. A great many people who
knew thar. Mr. Conrled was not
m the angel class. still never
realized that he was quite as
wicked as he was shown to be.
There were a hundred and one points
Brought forward, some of which may
have been well taken and others of which
were the height of ludicrousness. Ac
cording to the letter of the law it Is not
possible to see how church choirs can
draw salaries, perhaps, for that matter,
how the minister can draw his. and while
It Is just as well to observe the Sabbath
for the sake of the ethical value In this
observance, just wherein the production
of such a sacred work as Verdi's solemn
mass can In reason be prohibited. Is not
quite clear- Of course. It may well be
seen that the symphony concerts must
be of the same class as the Metropolitan
and again we look back at the same
question what of the musical services
for which artists have to be paid and col
lections taken.
A new painting by George De Forrest
Brush Is on exhibition at one of the
Fifth-avenue art stores. Again he has
taken his subject from Indian life, and
this time the picture Is very much
larger .than those mentioned hereto
fore. The subject Is "Hunting the
Moose." and represents a high, rugged
bluff, beyond which Is a touch-of sky
and a river running at' the base. In
this river is a birch-bark canoe, con
taining three Indians. The one to the
fore is Just spearing the moose, strug
gling In the water by the side of the
canoe. A strange thing with the De
Forrest Brush pictures Is that .they
appeal to me strongly after having
passed through the process of repro-
1
Johnny Jones," that screamingly funny
piece from the Den of that clever -nunr
author. George M. Cohan, and the an
nouncement that his rreat success Is to b
presented at the Marquam Theater March
ana io win undoubtedly be read with
much pleasureable anticipation by local
theatergoers.
Chicago folk annlaudcd 4,rjtti .Tnhnnr
Jones'' for Ave consecutive months, and
during all that time the Illinois Theater,
where It was presented, seldom showed a
with a company of eight principals. "A
Bachelor's Wife" teems with delightful
music, infectious wit, pretty costumes and
attractive scenic effects. Among thc fea
tures of the creation which has made a
distinct hit throughout the countrv is the
double sextet In the musical sketch. I
O. U." But this Is not all. For while
there Is 45 minutes of excellent musical
comedy, there are also an unusuallv long
ui supplementary features.
Mnrmn wftVi Vii v . .
imny will be the comlmr week-. iltMi closed tta "..'"; "'."i i fSflfHl v' Great famous
??r starUn? with today's mat- months, and it could-have easllv VmataS 7,r" " an.d
for six more. If Western contracts had I Clavtori Zrl .JES 5
inee. Whatever moved T. W. DInklns thn
i una jjurucuiar organization, i not called.
as well as several others that have plaved j from New
iiie -Batter this season, to no mo tv., v, 1 will
Hh ShooI Girls" probably no one but 1 magnitude of the sc7n?e ZTu"J, "Z J2n
mmseu win ever know. Th nnmo 1 trfmi imf ; "r aiuBinS comedienne is an-
oaggage cars to trnnRnnr-t th t.m!.iTiwwi. i .T -uu Botner.
paraphernalia from city ! a new Illustrated hHnrt rS "ZZ -VJL
r-. ,'.. 4-",4,Jve. ir me "High School
uins are always supposed to be charm
ing. The banner of this company Is "For
ever foremost," and they have carried it
all over the entire wheel this season.
rf ? Star5 and str,Pes'" a two-act
comedy, will be presented, in
which a bwy of beautiful and shapely
chorus girt will be seen to great advah-
hhVtflnd "aid" ? bVS : S;
high-class order. The olio, or vaudeville
Par of the programme, contains such
well-known artists as Sol and Nat Fields
SthnYv th fn0Us cWsfBiUy
Sn GiSnmaeSt?n' Hushes Ha
fi & X-l,011' Fraicls and Gllman. and
the Six Flying Banvards.
-rT.h v eJ?l,Ire Puctlon as gien by the
3 Sh?chool- Girls" Is an assured sue!
fiZ. ' , every performance, esneclallv
the popular harr-nfn i te.,auj
oasgage cars
Johnny Jones"
to city.
There are song hits galore In "Little
Johnny Jones." Who has not heard of
Giving Our Regards to Broadway,"
Glad l a Uvlng and That's All." and the
other famous Cohan compositions?
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
"Imperials" at the Baker.
"The Imperial Burlesquers." known
everywhere for Its title, "as good as the
rHx. WIU e the attraction at the Baker
ni i m louowmg "The High School
day. should bTcr:"n?L5n?.s.- i nd startl.g next Sunday matinee
enthusiastic lovers of the Vm coniI,anr thls son to
lesque form of amusement Thf bUf" ECfJd ettr V" evcr' and the
other matinee m? 11 9V Hew. two-act comedy written bv that brU-
wlll also th ,"lu.rQa'- wnch ant writer. Harry Williams, the
Sf,ADlck "n.d. Harry." and "The
Belle of Avenue A." and the large com
pany of selected artists that have been
the company n ForaT 2
"HUSIAN HEARTS."
One of thc Most Popular Character
Plays at the Empire This Week.
off'Snt1" V11 be the week's
oirering at the .Empire, startlns- vith
todars matinee. ' 7 Vn? vlth
Sa?u'?o!a'iri""n,ily- ti,S S
"Human Hearts" Is a play that in
variably appeals to all thafis best fn
mans mature, and uplifts him from
daflv tnnd Ca?! and pett' oTriesTf
dally toil and trouble. The story of
Human Hearts" Is clean, wholesome
and intelligible to everyone. Therms
no suggestion of vulgarity in any or
Us acts; but a story of convincing
strength is told by the author, fif
wanner that appeals irresistibly to
all classes of theatergoers.
The enormous success of ""Human
Hearts" during the past ten yars Ts "
direct refutation of the idea enter
tained by so many theatrical manag
",at sensationalism and criminal
adjuncts are necessary to a play to
Such plays die ut as soon as the pub
lic Interest wanes. Hot so with a
drama possessing the merit of "Human
Hearts." The lease of life accorded
such a play Is not dependent on a mo
mentary interest, excited by some
crime, but on the Arm, solid basis of
Humanity anu numan feelings. It
touches our heart strings, rouses our
latent better Instincts, and makes us
feel kinder towards our fellow-man
for having witnessed 1L
"Human Hearts" will be presented
this season with an cspeclallv strong
company of players, and the same fidel
ity to scenic and mechanical detail
that made its former visits notable.
"LITTLE JOHNNY JONES."
George M. Cohanfs 'Successful Mu
sical Comedy Coming to Marauara.
One of the very largest mtMrieal csedy
organizations that has recently started
Coastwise Irota New Yerk City is raUttle
selects -vrMVi . -
1M .. vmiv irvm among over
100 applicants, the show could be none
2frt what the name implies. Among
.. j"..! pcopie may De men-
55SLd ?8, L1I1Ian hburn, one o?Se
r,TTJ "uwesviuc queens that ever ap
v",M,wn P1" for all other
CraS? Vir"!? ?om Four.
. uU juany oinera.
3Iurray and Mack.
Two of ihf vrAstA.f .
- o111' iaitc-comooy come
dians. Murray and -Matr
new comedy b7 a weH-known6 Is
the Murray and Mack offering for th J
coming season. It is claimed for tIt
LVSP' A. co-plIcaUonJ
. " u"c,cu w ne iun-io'lng public.
These popular comedians are said to ha
Parts that fit them better than anythSI
2f AVSJffc. ProducSIn,I
them ;hrr't .e.f..anPtea by
orW a VV elab-
Hiuuutuoa ana beautiful v
turning The supporting cnam- has
been selected with great care
edTworTh?!68, "e e-cS:
iarce-comedy, and is a dedded hit.
St. Francis BraraaUc Club.
The SL Francis DramaUo Club made Its
first appearance Friday evening. February:
FarS nhVUraI "Hickory
Farm For a first play It was exceZ
tlonally well produced, and thTooSSS
The members are as follows: will Fox!
e GIcason and Josephine
Curran. The play was produced under
the direction of G. Lester PaulL
3IUSICAL "COMEDY AT PANTAGES
Great Programme SccHred by Man
agement for This Week.
An ianovaUop In the vaudeville line Is
to be offered by Pantages Theater for
the week to come. With characteristic
enterprise the management has secured
no lees a attraction tfeda the famous !
ftel eomedy. "A Bachelor's Wife."!
which will be put m by Chartes E. Jloyal I
i inc. n!rf. iv"'::
. ' -tiuuc one or tne very
1 , .V: oirer,nB f the season.
tZu, 11 l? al ve wIU so features and
novelties of a high order, and you should
one of the three performances today.
HAWAIIAN'S AT THE STAR.
Famous Quintette Will Open Its Sec
ond Engagement Tomorrow.
T??rf"ph.n. human telephone; Do
,.ZZ , "ccua' me women who spin
guns, and the other vaudeville acts of
Vu. :.fl,M"a8 Proved so attrac-
" , .. ow unng tne past seven
TtT ., UJ -"tn tooay from to 10:5
c priormances.
""'uus me maunee tomorrow
""" ine Jiar win give its natrons
a number of vaudeville luminaries who
are guaranteed to render an entlrtSn-
""-"i, ut uIU,urpassei merit and general
excellence. Bv sneclal rn,,..r .ue,Vi"
0.f nV"5 P0pular Hawaiian
Quintet, will appear at every perform-
ffl?fr Thesc singers and inffiuSS-
'""" me Jt-aracise of the Pacific
5w ? in Portland before, and
. . -lv',t:u mio tne most popular
musical act that has visited Portland
since the vaudeville houses started. Their
native songs as woi n i.. '
wm.au b, ncvirr jau u pteace.
bicaicaL wire flPf nn f Vin ,t... ti,
be another of the Important offerings of
, " periormed by
t ev5aYlland Tr,' Tbes PPle were
booked to appear last week, but proved
so popular in Seattle that they were re-
"uu sccuna wceK and could not
unginany announced.
-..w. ,a aena serpentine
dancer, giving a vaudeville specialty that
is positively unique in every respect and
one which should make a nsaUon dUf
ing her engagement James Dunn, the
,"V';,"-"1'J' "iiuuc, woo nas not been seen
in Portland In many years, returns with
iV1" n. m lhe best vaudeville houses
for drInk t omethlBr. Get a ham
sandwich." Faithfully the would-be teeto
taler followed Instruction. One night on
his way to his hotel room he fell across th
body of a man who bad Just committed sui
cide. The man who would not drink dashed
down stairs, took a seat at a table In the
restaurant and lifted a pale face to the
waiter.
Miss Virginia PJehmnn t. -
singing comedienne with a varied assort!
meat of Impersonations an
songs. "When the Mocking Birds All
; " v,. oyi. who has made
himself very popular, a mlfwllaneou,
assortment of amusing llfe-moUoh pic
tures will be presented on tho Staroscope.
IMPERIAL RUSSIAN DANCERS
The Haldes, the Martells and other
Feature Acts at Grand Tomorrow.
Today the performance rt th. r
will bo continuous from 2:30 to 10:t3 Tt,M
will y the last appearances of Tsuda
the balancing Jap; Adcle Pur-Is Onri
the globe dancer: Emmon. vmmZ
and Edmunds, the New York comedians,
ajid the rest of the great bin which has
pleased thousands during the past week.
Manager Errlckson has
vaudeville stars for his new programme,
which begins tomorrow afternoon i i-
a collection of well-known vaudeville en
tertainers and will lake rank as one of
the be4- all-around sfcows of tfo
A special engagement of the Haldec. Im
perial Xucftlan dancers, it announced.
This act la a positive novel tv ajui ih
ve unstalrs has ill!. hlmif v..
gped. "G gimme some ham and erss."
e
Recently Lew Kelly, of Mason and Kelly,
was telling some friends about his visit to a
courtroom In Ireland daring the progress of
a trial. The prisoner was called to the bar
and the Judgft said:
"We will now have read a record of your
former crimes and convictions."
"Your worship. If you are really KoIng to
do that I'd be very grateful If you'd permit
me to sit down."
,
Comedian Ernest Union un that Mt
attending a performance In the Palace The
ater. London, a young dade Insisted on
lanaint up in tne pit. to the great annoy
aace of those behind him.
Angry shouts off"slt down! "turn him
pat!" were raised, but he stilt persisted In
keeping his position. At last a cockney In
the gallery cried out. In a voice of sym-
- utt im alone, he's only a poor tailor
resting -imseir.-
The dnde sat down Instantly. .
I
Manattr Ernest Shlpraan. of Kane. Ship
roan and Colvln, tells this one of a elerry
roan who went fishing. He waa perched
la a precarious position when he got a bite
and ln his excitement he fell Into the
stream.
e yeiied lustily for help and a farmer
came along and pulled him out.
mow aid you come to fall in?" Inquired
"I dlan't come to fall In," replljd the
urjppi&r prcacner. "l came to tlsh."
v
"Down In Prince Anne, oa the Eastern
anore. wnere I have spent a great pari of
mt, wa Hownna ooerer. "w used to
hare a violin piayer. Richard Smith, who.
though generally hired to play at the dances
and other faactioas where music was re
quired, nevertheles always demanded a for
ma invitation to these affairs.
new folks came to town In the
aumraer. ana as they needed music and
had heard of Richard ther sent him in fn.
vitatlon. and also another note requesting
semces at nis own price. Richard read
we not ana was considering the request
with pleasure. When he otvened the Invltatlnn
It, too. read all right, bat down there in the
right hand corner were the letters 'R. s.
. P.,' and he stopped short and stared at
"'R. S. . P. be said slowly to himself.
'Richard Smith. Violin Player Is what that
means, -well, if those city folks am
stuck up that they have to deslgcate against
xun Decause or his profession, why I
guess I can afford to stay away from their
nuur, ana ne ciar
The "Higher Critic"
"You don't believe la isaiab."
Said the college man to his cook,
"Why two Isaiahs did their best.
To put together that book:
And when you come to Jonah,
Why. there aever wa m. whale
That coald swallow a much at a single gulp
yva a common, jijnaer pan.
As Tor the Gardes of Eden.
"Tl a tale told lonr aso.
While the tales they tell about Mose.
Are something that we eanU. know.
There never was a Devil.
Ana noil it's e!y a dream.
To frighten little children with:
These thlars are aot what they seem."
His cook kept sliest a moment.
While smiles lit u her black face.
Then said. "I byar dat brother Paul
Was a callers mis la his place:
guess dat Mnj. Jes.
He knew a thine ar two.
Yet bofe At-f aen. I hyar doae say, .
afte teiAgs. was tree.
"One thtas I know 'heat dat Bible,
It sey 'Xat de Asa deaa kaaw
ore dan de Prepliet what red him.
et e war h ht te g,
I'm Uke Oat eeaat ee kmrdee, ,
W J yqwee like de Frepa-ei what doetd.
Tea )eg ara row war."
John DeWit.
was spent by Mrs. Zeisler In a sanitarium.
from which she had returned a little over
a week ago, and It was believed that she
was much improved In health and spirits.
On February 9 she attended the Chicago
oympnony urchestra concert, with her
moincr, Airs. Bloomfleld. when her en
joyment was so great that it left her In
an extremely overwrought frame of mind.
"i atier ner return home she lapsed into
utter despondency. She brooded so cease
lessly and was so Intense In her sorrow
that after a family conference it was de-
ui to sena ner to a sanitarium in the
bouth Immediately. It is umiprotM
her nervous system is completely shat-
'Vr V'U "oiwiinswnaing the attempts
of her family to keep her condition from
the knowledge of the public. It was dls-
uyu wirougn an incident which occurred
on Monday last, when she disappeared
from home about 7-sn tn .. rv.T
S?, "SH6 rUnd for eISht hours. Slg-
prominent Iaw-ers of Chicago, was com-
hfi mak?. a statement concerning
fen TlkeCd,U,0n'Knd d'closurf
rSL J1 thunderbolt. not only upon
o? thiS'J?Ut.n thJ entire ml S
i JS ,coVntry- To say nothing of her
large circle of personal friends tnis
calamity will be widely iclt. because her
5 hnVCr,th studcPts of this coun
qh f?n In ever rhrt'cular unique.
She has been an artist of the CTeatest in
dlvlduallty and maCTetIn? t
SeSha'rdf TtHth she SmT-"he
rSSSS bu. th,f P,ano" which she never
hn ?ri 2 h never 'orgave any one
who. bellevng lt tt flattery, told her Iht
was a feminine Padcrewskl
ductlon In black and white. Perhaps
I should have said this class of his
work, because the atmosphere as well
as thc workmanship of his flgure
tdrawlng Is admirable. The tone of the
Indian subjects Is Individual, but not
true to nature, representing a tint be
tween the gray green of Corot and the
sharper coloring of. say a Rousseau or
Innes, lacking; however, the melting
quality of all these. In this latest of
fering Mr. Brush has not drawn strong
ly toward expressions, neither on the
face of the hounded moose, nor Indeed
of Its pursuers. The two Indians pad
dling the canoe look to be absolutely
the same model posed in the two places,
and altogether. In my personal opin
ion, this picture is very far from
what I should care to accept as De
Forrest Brush at his best,. Speaking
of painters, It will Interest a large
number of Oregonians to learn that
Louis Akin Is to give a talk on "Thti
Indian of the West as Represented ii
Art," on Sunday afternoon, his talk to
be Illustrated by some songs of Indian
folk lore arranged and presented by
Miss Natalie Curtis, daughter of Dr.
Eedward Curtis.
On Thursday- night in New York, and
Friday night In Brooklyn. Harold
Bauer played the Schumann concerto
with the Boston Symphony. Mr. Bauer
was In the very best possible form, and
played with tremendous mastery. There
Is no possible doubt this pianist has no
peer among those living today. Both
press and public were wildly enthusi
astic, and It Is well known by this
time that the New York press does not
become enthusiastic about very much.
Mr. Bauer will also play the Beethoven
concerto In E flat, at the last pair of
concerts of this season's Philharmonic
in March, and he will be the assisting
soloist with the Kneisel Quartet on
Tuesday night, "and he will give one
recital (March 10V at least.
"How happy I could be with either,
were t'other dear charmer away
What Is any one to do when standing
between the art of a Pugno and that
of Harold Bauer? Only one thing, to
be sure that Is. hear them both- Tnen
don't try to decide, because one can
not. Measuring- artists of this height
is a thankless task at best, and re
solves Itself Into the fact that certain
qualities are to be found ln the one,
and others In the other. The great
Frenchman will leave for his tour to
the far West February 2S, and Mme
Pugno and Mile. Renee will sail March
1. They nave been entertained royally,
by the brains and also the society of
New York.
EMIL.IE FRANCES BAUER.
Behind the Scenes
Henry U. Sarare has secured the American
righto of Puccini's opera. "Mme. Butterfly"
and will produce lt In this country next sea
son.
John Barrymore la to accompany "William
Collier on hla Australian tour, playing the
telegraph operator In "The Dictator" and the
Duke ln "On the Quiet."
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Viola Allen. It is said, will return to Shake
speare next season, reviving "A Winter's
Tale" and "Twelfth Night." and oresentlng
'Cymbellne as a new production.
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Eleanor Duse played "Rosmerholm" at th
National Theater. Chrlstlanla, on February 7.
ane receiveu a. wreath from Henrik Ibsen, who
.never again will be able to appear ln public.
Tommaio Salvlnl. tt la reported, has re
fused an offer of 532.000 for an American seat
son of 40 performances of "Othello." Slgnor
balvlnl. Is 77 years old and does not feel able
to make the trip.
Olga Xetberaola's famed "Carmen" kfm ha
faded Into pallor beside the crimson of a new
rival ln realism, rtllvn Prm.iHt'.
ITitnriT-ir In T9ri4fi1" t- as fi.. nu n .u jt 1
Ions; as the Umc between stations on a
Subway expreas.
production next season of "The Duchess of
Devonshire," of which she Is the author. J
Plerponu Morgan owns the original Gains
borough portrait for which the Duchess of
Devonshire posed. This will be extensively
reproduced for advertising purpose. A well
known leading actress Is to be featured In
this connection.
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The present tour of Miss Blanche "Walsh in
"The "Woman In the Caee" lo the moat aui
cesstul that she has ever known, and has
added many thousand dollars to the bank dC
her managers, Messrs. "Wagenhals and Kem
per. This Is a certain Indication that Ml&a
"Walsh, In the Clyde Fitch play, has caught
the fancy of playgoers ln every city where
sha has appeared. It Is said that in the towns
visited by this actress ladles predominate la
the audiences. Of course, where the women
go. the men usually have to. Miss Walsh In
doing such-a phenomenal business that her tour
will probably be extended to late ln May. Tho
stars that are making as much money can
be counted on thc flngera of two bands.
Fanny Bcane, who was a popular dancer,
years ago. was taken recently to the York
vllle, N. Y Police Court and charged with
vagrancy, having applied on two successive
nights for shelter ln the municipal lodging
house. She played In "Jack and the Bean
stalk" and "Humpty-Dumpty." but was bet
ter known for the song and dance act with
which she and her husband. Charles Gelday.
won fame In vaudeville. After the death ot
Mr. Gelday, some years since, when he and
his wlfeywere returning from Europe, she
"IngoTnar," recently In Portland.was adapt- j tune. Mrs. Gelday escaDed belnc sent to
of ( the island by a kindly offer of assistance
rrom an old friend, a Mrs. Price. Virginia
Harned has sent a check for $30 to the old
actress, with a note saying- that It must be
possible to have her admitted to the Actors'
Home, though, being only 53, she lacks two
years of the age limit.
Mademoiselle DeThiers. who makes her
living by looping the loop and jumping the
gap In an automobile, both acts being com
bined in one, met with what may be a fatal
accident while giving her performance at
the Coliseum in Lisbon. Portugal, on Tues
day evening last. The Immense auditorium
was crowded, and -1000 people were shocked
at the calamity that befell the intrepid
woman, who had risked her life in this, dan
gerous act ror many months. The act In
eu by Maria Lovell from the German
Frtedrlch Halm." belntr performed for the
first time In America at the Chestnut-otreet
Theater, Philadelphia, on November 10. 1851,
with Mra. Warner as Parthenla and William
MacFarland as Iasomar.
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A rood cast will be seen ln Paul Armstrong's
new comedy. '-The Heir to the Hoorah,"
when lt comes to the Marnuazn Grand The
ater In the near future. Among the well
known names are Guy Bates Post. Ernest Lam-
son, Wilfred Lucas. Frank Monroe. Ben Hlg-
rina. Jane Peyton. Nora O'Brien, Louise Rul
ter and Maud Ream Stover.
Mr. Sothern and Miss Marlowe, according
to the Philadelphia Ledzer. are prenarlnc to
publish each of Shakespeare's plays that they
gtortaed promptbooks, containing plates of cos
tumes, diagrams of eettlnga, arrangements ot
music and minute directions for the "business"
Mr. Sothern and MI Marlowe have devised
for the plays.
have acted. Seemingly the volumes will be i "ppearea was inriuing m tne ex-
seated ran down a steep incline, striking a
Montgomery and fttone have notified the
owners of the "Wizard of Oz" that they will
not remain In that extravaganza after the
end of this season. The comedians have
Igned a contract with Charles B. Dilling
ham which assures their appearance next
Fall ln a musical comedy which Is to be
written for their use by Victor Herbert and
Henry Blossom.
There were no actresses on the English
etase until the time of Charles IX and the
Restoration. The female roles in the orlelnal
productions of the Shakespearean dramas were
acted by boys and young men. many of them
oung actors who had first appeared as the
boys of St. Paul's or the Chaoel. Several of
these actors acquired great reputations by their
Mrs. Zelsler's coltm female Impersonations.
wWjE2& 0 "count of "a 'lack 'of appreciation of
vauaevuie on ue part ot tne people of Waco.
Texas, tne interstate Amusement Company has
decided to discontinue that form of. entertain
ment at the Majestic Theater, ln that city,
The house will be open In the future as a
stand for regular attractions to be booked by
u. ii. inace, of waco. The other houses on
the Interstate circuit are reported to be doing
wen.
g" changed. As statere there
Is no hope for hi r... , iere
there hnrf .ul'z??"?' .because" If
the accident" neretXreen
even to his brooding over thTafraiV uu
Columbia Unlversltf. At JeSS
Ing of the McDowell i" addsi"
were made by the TTn J.L If Qreae-?
Hamlin Garland. It will no7 T ?ZL T,
that Mr.. Low's relation to VacDoweU
was very close, whlln h. tlrz011
president of the university. Xo one coutd
have spoken more Ywrtr,.. c V',
uIecia,Uon S nd of his
.1" "J nis achievements.
The feeling was quite general that had
MacDoweU given those tremendous ener
? nyT.hCn. e,3C hbs condition would
not now be what It Is. Mr. Low quoUd
the poet who said that w m,, w
consolation from tho thought that what
Is shadow for us must hav it,, VC"-
other side; and he may have spoken more
wisely than he knew, for It does
as though through the death-ln-Ilfe of
MacDowell that not only his works will
receive a widespread rccnmittnn k.. ..-
a .-t. : i-uc
iiiwimu uiuwacr win
own.
come Into his
After the performance Of "VI-?l't MT-
qulem Mass' on Sunday night by the
members of the opera company Mr. Con
rled was arrested and cnireri ir.tr.
on Tuesday afternoon. The reason tnr
this sudden recourse to the hitt
was that Oscar Hammer3teln, who had
been annoyed by thc police, said -he was
not transgressing the Sunday ia-
more than was Mr. Conripd iTMn ir-
Hammersteln's suggestion to make a te3t
case ot Air. conrled his arrest followed
Whatever the technicalltv of th i9-
be. and personally as a music critic I
shall take it as a release from. the neces
sity for working overtime to dn a,,
with Sunday concerts no sane mind can
mm any relation Detween the so-called
"sacred concerts" of th vavii;o
houses and variety halts and such a in
duction as was given of the "Verdi Mass"
on Sunday nlgb.. However, thkt is the
way the police saw It. Inspector Max -F.
Says the Mirror: George L. Baker, of Port-
tana, ur., nas lorwaraed a postal card that
reads as follows: "My dear Mr. Baker: Will
you kindly Inform me and settle a little con
troversy If J. K .Hackett and Mary Man-
Bering played your bouse last Summer ln
vaadevllte?" The handwriting Is that of an
Intelligent man and Mr. Baker Is wondering
how such denee Ignorance can be possible in
the- progressive West.
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Grace Van Studdiford, who went to Berlin
a few weeks ago to alng- at the Winter Gar
den, will come- back to New York as fast as
the steamer can carry her. as she has bees
engaged by F. F. Proctor for several weeks
through his European agent. Max Stelner. If
the singer arrives ln time she will open at the
Twentythlrd Street Theater on February 20,
and If che Is delayed her vaudeville debut wlli
occur one week later.
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Many young women students at Barnard
College had planned to attend a perform
ance of "The Vanderbllt Cup" at the Broad
way Theater. New York, but on learning
that there were some "hits" In the nlav at
John D. Rockefeller, they wrote a letter to
the management of the theater savlntr that
Inasmuch as Mr. Rockefeller had given much
money to their college they declined to at
tend a performance la which he was held up
to ridicule.
"The Darling of the Gods" Is one of the
powerful -plays that holds its own, no mat
ter wno may be sustaining the leadlnc rolea.
Davld Belasco Is always particular In choos
ing actors for Important Darts, however.
and In Miss Percy Haswell he has found a
wormy successor of Miss Blanche Bates. In
the character of Yo-San. Robert Haines Is
the Kara. Thl striking play Is breaking all
records la the way of attendance wherever
It is presented,
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. Mrs. Dor em us. author of 'The Circus
RWer," which vaulted Roslna Vokes Into
popularity; "The Fortunes of the King."
need, with stscees by James K. Hackett. and
"By Right of Sword." In which Ralph Stu
art toured ta-a country from the Atlantic to
tk-e. Pacific. tr nerettetiag. with a leadlag
New York managerial firm for an elaborate
curve that caused the machine to turn bot
tom upward Just before lt made the leap
across the gap, striking another Incline right
side up, which brought lt to the ground with
a rush. On this occasion the automobile
failed to strike the lowev Incline properly,
and lt was hurled with Madeemoiselte De
Thiers across the arena. The performer
was carried more dead than alive from tho
scene, and the audience began a demonstra
tion that threatened to result in the de
struction of the building, but the police in
terfered. Mademoiselle DeThiers was thn
feature last season with the Barnum and
Bailey Circus, and her act created a great
sensation everywhere.
The following tribute to George Allison, for
merly leading man at the Baker, Is printed
In the current Issue of the New York Dra
matic Mirror: George Allison, whose picture
occupies the front 'page this week, came from
England ln 1S01 aa Juvenile man with the
Kendals. Daniel Frohman soon engaged him
for a term of years, during wMch he- played
the leading roles ln "The Gray Mare."
"Americans Abroad," "The Guardsman."
"The Amasons." 'The Fatal Card," etc Af
ter a season with the late Sol Smith Russell
he returned to the old Lyceum. New York,
for "Tho Princess and the Butterfly" and
"The Tree of Knowledge," and then supported
James K. Hackett ln "Rupert of Hentzau."
He played Mecsala. In "Ben Hur" and then
stepped Into musical comedy as Thomas W.
Lawson In "The Defender" at the Herald
Square. He next turned his attention to stock
work, and after a short season with F. F.
Proctor was engaged by the NelH-Baker com
pany to head their company In Portland. Or.
He remained there for two years, coming di
rect from there" to the Bush Temple Theater.
Chicago, where he Is now In his second year
as leadlnr man of the Players' Stock Com
pany. Mr. Alison has many qualifications for
a successful leading man youth, good looks,
distinction, an excellent voice and remarkable
versatility. His succctw ln such widely dif
fering roles as the Prince ln "Old Heidelberg."
"Ivan the Terrible." Sir Daniel Carteret in
"Mrs. Dane's Defense." "Romeo," "Uncle
Tom," Billings In "Too Much Johnson." and
Mathlas ln "The Bells" has done much to
establish him as one of the most popular
leading men in the country today.
Andrew "White Upholds Iiynclilng.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. JUr. Andrew D.
White, former Ambassador to Germany
and first president of Cornell University,
addressed the students there yesterday on
"High Crime In the United States."
He said, according to the Ithaca corre
spondent of the Herald:
"There la nothing more nonsensical or
ridiculous than the goody-goody talk about
lynching. Much may be said In favor of
the quo-f-tlon of the famous Englishman.
Coldwin Smith. 'There are some communi
ties In the United States In which their
lynch law is better than any other.' I
have no sympathy for the criminal. Mv
sympathy Is for those who will be mur
dered, for their families and for their
children." .
Woman Suffrage In England.
LONDON. Feb. 2i.-Slr Charles Dllke.
M. P., has actively entered the lists as
champion of the enfranchisement of
women, and If his bill, the- text of which
was Issued today, is adopted, women
will -be allowed to vote for members of
Parliament and to sit in the House o.
Commons. TJ.,